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Segovia: Aqueduct & Alcázar Highlights
From the mighty Roman aqueduct through the old town to the Gothic cathedral and the fairytale Alcázar on its rock.
What's the walk about?
Welcome to Segovia, a golden-stoned city of Castile crowning a rocky ridge between two rivers, with a skyline so dramatic it looks like an illustration from a book of fairy tales. Segovia offers a trio of world-class wonders within a short walk: a colossal Roman aqueduct that has stood for two thousand years, a soaring late-Gothic cathedral, and a castle on a crag so romantic it is said to have inspired Walt Disney. On this gentle walk we stroll from the aqueduct through the old town and its ancient Jewish quarter to the cathedral and out to the Alcázar on its rock. Bring an appetite too, for Segovia is famous for its roast suckling pig. Let this storybook city enchant you.
What you'll see
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Acueducto de Segovia
Aqueduct
One of the greatest surviving Roman monuments in the world, a colossal aqueduct of granite arches, nearly thirty metres tall, built around two thousand years ago entirely without mortar.
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Casa de los Picos
Historic House
A striking fifteenth-century mansion whose entire facade is covered in hundreds of carved stone diamond-points, giving it a spiky, jewel-like appearance unique in the city.
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Iglesia de San Martín
Church
A beautiful twelfth-century Romanesque church with a graceful covered portico and a Mudéjar tower, standing on a handsome square with a statue of the local rebel hero Juan Bravo.
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Plaza Mayor
Square
The lively arcaded main square of Segovia, overlooked by the soaring cathedral, the city hall and a historic theatre, with a bandstand at its centre and cafes all around.
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Catedral de Segovia
Cathedral
The last great Gothic cathedral built in Spain, so graceful in its soaring pinnacles and golden stone that it is affectionately known as the Lady of Cathedrals.
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Puerta de San Andrés
City Gate
A well-preserved medieval gate in the old city walls, the historic entrance to Segovia's large and important Jewish quarter, now housing an interpretation centre on the city's Jewish heritage.
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Iglesia de San Esteban
Church
A fine Romanesque church crowned by one of the tallest and most beautiful Romanesque bell towers in all of Spain, soaring in tier upon tier above the rooftops of the old town.
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Casa-Museo de Antonio Machado
Museum
The humble boarding-house room where the beloved Spanish poet Antonio Machado lived for over a decade while teaching in Segovia, preserved simply as he left it.
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Plaza de la Merced
Square
A small, leafy, tranquil square in the upper old town, graced by the Romanesque church of San Andrés, a peaceful green spot on the walk out toward the Alcázar.
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Alcázar de Segovia
Fortress
A storybook castle rising on a sheer rock at the tip of the old town, its turrets and spires so romantic that it is said to have inspired the castle in Disney's Cinderella.
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